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Pilot project to introduce a basic income in Ontario gets strong public support
By Laurie Monsebraaten, Social justice reporter
Thu., March 16, 2017
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The three-year pilot project, announced in the 2016 budget, is expected to be launched this spring.
A provincial discussion paper last fall by longtime guaranteed annual income supporter Hugh Segal, suggested a minimum monthly payment of $1,320 for a single person, or about 75 per cent of the province’s low-income measure. People with disabilities would receive an additional $500 a month.
The low-income measure is an income-based poverty measurement equal to half the median household income.
Thursday’s report updates Segal’s suggested basic income amount for a single person to $1,689 a month to reflect 2016 household incomes.
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The three-year pilot project, announced in the 2016 budget, is expected to be launched this spring.
A provincial discussion paper last fall by longtime guaranteed annual income supporter Hugh Segal, suggested a minimum monthly payment of $1,320 for a single person, or about 75 per cent of the province’s low-income measure. People with disabilities would receive an additional $500 a month.
The low-income measure is an income-based poverty measurement equal to half the median household income.
Thursday’s report updates Segal’s suggested basic income amount for a single person to $1,689 a month to reflect 2016 household incomes.
...
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/03/16/pilot-project-to-introduce-a-basic-income-in-ontario-gets-strong-public-support.html